In a new monthly series called ‘Earshot’, contributor Selwa Abd points towards grant opportunities for musicians/artists, provides insight into the process of seeking opportunities and more.
Pick Up The Flow is an online resource and community, based in NYC, created and operated by musician and designer Selwa Abd aka Bergsonist. In a new monthly series called ‘Earshot’, we invite Selwa to point towards grant opportunities for musicians/artists, provide insight into the process of seeking opportunities, plus profiling members from the PUTF community with the intent of educating you on how to find financial/communal support for your sound and music projects.
For this month’s installment, Selwa speaks with Mariko Tamegai, a reiki practitioner and member of the Pick Up The Flow community about her practice and the involvement of sound in it.
Mariko Tamegai (Credit: Marianna Olinger)
Where can people find out about you?
What other links or resources would you recommend us to check out?
Above links Maharosehave other really good practitioners. and workshops and training - same as holistic home company. If you are curious about reiki: [Read more here].
I feel like many of us have been depressed, anxious since last year. Some of them were suffering longer before the pandemic. I was depressed too. It was a tough year for all of us.
I highly recommend doing this little exercise. When you are overwhelmed or need peace of mind.
First: Place your hand on your tummy, other hand on your heart. then close your eyes.
Second: Deep breath in and out Three times. please, focus on your breath and feel your hands:) It makes so much difference just three times deep breath in & out!
You can continue to deep breath in & out. until you feel grounded or calm if you'd like:)
This is useful too. We all need to have some boundaries.
I have so many resources. If you need more, ask me :)
Earshot ==== Grant Opportunities
Open Call | Moon Gallery
Deadline: July 20th, 2021
Moongallery invites art projects and artifacts to reach the final frontier of human habitat and mark the historical meeting point of the Moon Gallery and the cosmos.
A selection of 81 artworks will be integrated into a 9 x 9 x 1 cm grid to fly to the ISS aboard NG-17 within the framework of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply mission in February of 2022.
Artist-in-residence | Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts
Deadline: August 16th, 2021
Fee: $40
Bemis Center's 110,000 square foot facility accommodates a broad range of artistic activity. Selected artists-in-residence enjoy generous sized, private live/work studios complete with kitchen and bathroom, and a $1,000 USD monthly stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists-in-residence are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation, and meals.
Artists-in-residence have 24-hour access to extensive installation and production spaces and the Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility, a 9,000 square foot industrial space used for large-scale sculpture fabrication; and a Sound Studio for rehearsing and recording. This is an independently-driven, process-based residency in a communal environment, fostering creative growth, experimentation, and supportive exchange.
Rubys Artist Grants | The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation
Deadline: August 15th, 2021
The Rubys Artist Grants provide project-based support for individual artists. The goal of the program is to provide meaningful support to individual artists to allow for the creation of new work. The Rubys supports the notion of risk-taking (in practice, content, process, and/or outcome) and equally values artistic integrity, strong ideas, feasibility, and communal meaning. The program is open to artists at any stage of their career and favors projects that have significant creative work left to accomplish.
The eligible artistic categories are: Literary Arts, Media Arts ( Film, audio and video..), Performing Arts (dance, music, theatre..) & Visual Arts.
Applicants must be a practicing artist & a resident of Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Artist duos or groups may apply together.
The Ginkgo Creative Residency | Ginkgo Bioworks
Deadline: July 18th, 2021
Ginkgo Bioworks offers a 3 months residency to work at the intersection of your creative discipline and synthetic biology. They invite you to submit a project proposal in response to the theme MEANING. This year the residency has the possibility of either being virtual or in person. Eligible medium: written fiction, poetry, sound, coding, linguistics, anthropology, philosophy and visual art/design. Residents will receive a $5000 monthly stipend. The residency period is from September 1st to November 30th, 2021. International applicants are welcome.
Manhattan Arts Grants | Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Deadline: September 14th, 2021
Manhattan Arts Grants are designed to support Manhattan artists and organizations in accessing public funds for presentations that respond to the current needs of local communities and amplify the cultural breadth and identity of our city.
LMCC’s Creative Engagement and Creative Learning programs provide technical support to applicants and awards of up to $9,000 to enable hundreds of arts projects in all disciplines, serving communities from Inwood to The Battery.
LMCC's UMEZ Arts Engagement program provides technical support to applicants and awards of up to $10,000 to enhance the diversity and frequency of arts and cultural presentations in Upper Manhattan.
Apply: https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/
Selwa Abd is a Moroccan-born, New York-based producer, DJ, curator, and activist. She runs Pick Up the Flow, an online resource and community, based in NYC.
